Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I`m begging of you please don’t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don`t take him just because you can
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And i cannot compete with you, Jolene
And i can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don`t know what he means to me, Jolene
He talks about you in his sleep
There`s nothing i can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I`m begging of you please don`t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don`t take him just because you can
You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He`s the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
Whatever you decide to do, Jolene
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I`m begging of you please don`t take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don`t take him even though you can
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Auraka koe e rave i taku tane
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Au’a e rave i to inangaro
To purotu aitekore’ia
To rouru kura viravira
To kiri kanapa, to mata manea
To mata katakata, muka tiare
To reo manea, mei te ua ra
Kare rava, mei iakoe, e Ine
E ka marama ua au e
Me apai ke i taku tane
Kare ra koe e kite e pukuatu noku
Ka kapiki aia, iakoe
Kare rai aku e rauka e
Me kapiki aia i to ingoa, Ine
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Auraka koe e rave i taku tane
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Au’a koe e rave i to inangaro
Ka rauka ua, taau tane
Kare au e inangaro akaou
Koia rai taku inangaro maata
Toku komakoma kia koe
Ko koe toku mataora
Taau ua ka rave, e Ine
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Auraka koe e rave i taku tane
Ine, Ine, Ine, Ine
Au’a koe e rave i to inangaro
E mea ngata te urianga reo. Ko teia angaanga raverave ta to matou pupu i rave koia, ko te uri’anga te reo imene “Jolene” tei tataia e Dolly Parton mataiti 1974, ki roto i te reo Maori. E maata te au taime i akatanotano ei matou i te aereanga o te reo imene ki te au uri’anga reo Maori. Te ta’i au kupu e te takiato korero e mama tona urianga reo. Te ta’i ra, kua akara matou ki runga i te aiteanga o te kupu ngata i te uri, e kua rave mai i reira te manako o tona aiteanga ei ravenga no te uri i taua kupu ra. Mei te kupu ‘Spring’, te aiteanga o teia kupu koia oki, e tuatau tupu te reira, e tuatau puera te tiare manea e te ua’anga o te au kai ua rakau. Teia i reira tona uri’anga i roto i teia imene – ‘spring’ muka tiare. Muka - meaning fragrance, Tiare – meaning flower/s.